History

They identified the potential of the next space race and how it will re-shape the global economy in the next hundred years, in the same way the previous industrial revolution had altered world history.

With their experience in founding new businesses, management, marketing and finance, they started work on the concept of making space a realistic investment option for everyone. Their vision is that going forward, investing in space can be done via financial products, enabling investors, both large and small, to profitably invest in the space industry and space commerce.

Space Ventures Investors Limited became a registered company in 2014.

During the last 3 years the core focus has been on indentifying space technoligical industry trends (e.g. how and where to invest, see latest in-house
space commerce research) and understanding the different types of space investors. Now this information gathering is complete, Space Ventures Investors is moving forward with raising capital from individuals who have contacted them.

Corporate Responsibility

Space Ventures Investors supports by donations or crowdfunding the following organisations and projects:

The Team

Space Entrepreneurs that see the scope of a new and emerging frontier.

Simon Drake: Managing Director and Co-Founder, Business Development UK and Rest of World.

Simon Drake co-founded Space Ventures Investors in 2007 and is responsible for day-to-day operations and International Business Development.

Simon has shaped the marketing
and investment strategy for Space Ventures Investors, thanks to his
decades of experience working in finance, covering
such areas as equities, fund management, corporate finance,
management, and investment banking in London
and Frankfurt, including working for companies such as Jefferies, Goldman Sachs and
Houlihan Lokey.

He has also worked as a contractor for leading
Management Consultancies, Public Relations firms and boutique investment
banks, in international business development for an online marketing
start-up in Frankfurt, project managed B2C and B2B websites and online
and offline (Print, TV, radio) marketing strategies, and was also a
volunteer Marketing Manager for White Label Space (a team competing in
the Google Lunar X Prize).

Currently, as part of the European
Copernicus Masters Accelerator program, he is a mentor for the space start-up
Deep Blue Globe, who are developing algorithms, artificial intelligence, and deep learning software, to be applied to downstream satellite / earth observation data to enhance marine navigation; from route optimisation to autonomous voyages.

He is also a member of the
Space Commodities Exchange, an international group focussed on planning and building out the infrastructure required to trade commodities such as water; extracted from the Moon to be used as propellant for satellites and deep space missions, and minerals mined from asteroids; vital for manufacturing in space or delivered back to earth.

Kevin Mac Gowan - Co-Founder, Business Development in Western Europe

Kevin Mac Gowan focusses on Business Development in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France.

Kevin has worked in management consultancies for many major brands in automotive,
industry, retail and insurance. He has an extensive entrepreneurial background and is a proven and successful businesses developer. He has been in business for more than 25 years.

He was educated in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and the United States, and lives in Frankfurt am Main.

He sees the strategic and industrial significance of Space 2.0. and how it will
impact the global economy.

He is fluent in English, German and French.

Space Commerce Analysts

Space Ventures Investors hires Space Commerce Analyts to research technoligcal trends in the space industry; lower cost of launch, the impact of small satellite swarms, the best use of Earth Observation data, and the downstream markets for aspiring space companies.
Other areas of research include Space Resources and Space Tourism.

Corporate Details

Registered Address

Space Ventures Investors Limited is a Registered Company in England, the United Kingdom. Company Number: 09340453